Welcome to this Cardiology Special Edition of the Southern Animal Referral Centre's Insights & Outlooks newsletter. This special looks at some interesting snippets of feline cardiorespiratory medicine. Specialist Veterinary Cardiologist Dr. Richard Woolley has contributed a couple of case studies for your perusal and entertainment.

We hope you enjoy the stories in this special edition!

Cardiac or respiratory?? Definitely an emergency!!

It’s 5pm on a Friday afternoon. Primary care clinics are well into the afternoon consultation period and everything is going well. Voilà – the scene is set for a feline cardiorespiratory emergency. More

The nose knows - Nasal disease in cats - Article 2

Oliver, a 7 year old male neutered DSH presented with a 12 month history of chronic foul smelling nasal discharge that started shortly after Oliver went missing for a period of several days. Oliver remained tight-lipped about his ordeal, which was suspected to have included some form of trauma. The discharge responded partially to antibiotics, but rather than being through the worst of it, Oliver’s problems were only just starting… More

The nose knows - Nasal disease in cats - Article 1

Nasal disease in cats can be extremely difficult to diagnose, but has been made significantly easier by the use of computed tomography and rhinoscopy. More